Ranchi, Oct 20 Two persons were killed and nine others injured in two separate road accidents in Jharkhand, police said on Tuesday.
In Palamu, a 22-year-old man died, and his younger brother sustained injuries after a pick-up van hit their motorcycle on the Medininagar-Padwa More Main Road within Padwa police station limits on Tuesday, a police officer said.
The deceased has been identified as Jaul Haq Ansari, a resident within Chattarpur police station limits, he said.
“Both the victims were rushed to Medininagar Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared Jaul dead. His 12-year-old younger brother is undergoing treatment at the hospital,” Padwa police station officer-in-charge Anchit Kumar said.
The pick-up van was seized, while the driver fled the scene. Police have launched a manhunt to apprehend him, he said.
In a separate incident in Giridih on Monday evening, a 12-year-old boy was killed, and eight others were injured after a speeding SUV hit an auto-rickshaw and two motorcycle riders, an official said.
“The accident happened near Vishanpur village on the Khorimahua-Saria Main Road. One boy was killed, and eight others sustained injuries. The victim’s body was sent for post-mortem examination at a government hospital, and the injured persons are undergoing treatment,” said Dhanwar police station OC Brajesh Kumar.
(PTI News)
